Reviews
Reviews of movies and TV shows available to watch online on Netflix UK, Amazon Prime Instant Video, NOW TV, BBC iPlayer, iTunes, BFI Player and more.
Catch up TV review: The Talk, Crime & Punishment, Inside Missguided, Red Dwarf: The First Three Million Years
August 16, 2020 | David Farnor
What’s available on-demand on Freeview? Keep up-to-date with our weekly catch-up TV column, including reviews of shows on ITV Hub, new releases on All 4 and a guide to My5.
(For BBC TV reviews and round-ups, see our weekly Best … Read More
VOD film review: Sweet Country
August 16, 2020 | David Farnor
This brutal revisionist Western is a powerful, violent and pertinent tragedy.Read More
Why you should be watching Ted Lasso
August 16, 2020 | David Farnor
Jason Sudeikis is hugely charming as a clueless football manager in this delightful, optimistic TV gem.Read More
Why Gargoyles on Disney+ should be your next box set
August 16, 2020 | Mike Williams
This underrated gothic fantasy from the 1990s is a surprisingly dark, deep and timely gem.Read More
Classic Doctor Who: The best of Ace
August 16, 2020 | Mark Harrison
Offering more than 600 Classic Doctor Who episodes broadcast between 1963 and 1996, BritBox and BBC iPlayer’s The Whoniverse are bigger on the inside. If you’ve watched all of the new series already, then why not join us as we … Read More
Kenya Barris and Nadia Hallgren team up for Netflix Ben Crump documentary
August 15, 2020 | David Farnor
Kenya Barris and Nadia Hallgren are teaming up for a new Netflix documentary about Ben Crump.
Through a steadfast dedication to justice and service, the renowned civil rights attorney has established himself as one of the USA’s foremost lawyers and … Read More
Project Power: Superhero thriller crackles with potential
August 14, 2020 | David Farnor
This promising scientific spin on superheroes crackles with chemistry but winds up too formulaic.Read More
Apple TV film review: Boys State
August 14, 2020 | Ivan Radford
This entertaining, timely, gripping political documentary is one of the most surprising films of the year.Read More
VOD film review: Kindergarten Cop (1990)
August 14, 2020 | Mark Harrison
Director: Ivan Reitman Cast: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Pamela Reed, Richard Tyson, Penelope Ann Miller Certificate: 15
It’s not often that the majority of a movie’s cast are too young to actually see it in a cinema, but Kindergarten Cop is something … Read More
Digital Theatre review: Jesus Christ Superstar (2012 Arena Tour)
August 13, 2020 | David Farnor
A superstar performance by Tim Minchin leads this bold, spectacular version of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s musical.Read More
